فَدَمْتُ عَلَى فِيِه بِالغِدَامِ

1.
, [aorist فَدِمَ ,] verbal noun فَدْمٌ, I covered his, or its, mouth with the فِدَام [q. v.]: (S:) or فَدَمَ فَاهُ, and عَلَى فِيهِ, aorist فَدِمَ , and فدّم, (M, K, TA,) verbal noun تَفْدِيمٌ; (TA;) he put the فِدَام upon his, or its, mouth: (M, K:) [apparently used in relation to a man and also to an إِبْرِيق or other vessel: but the latter verb, and as transitive without a particle, seems to be more commonly used in relation to both:] one says of Persians or other foreigners, and of Magians, on the occasion of their giving to drink, أَفْوَاهَهُمْ فَدَّمُوا They bound the فَدَّام upon their mouths: (T:) and فدّم الإِبْرِيقَ, (M, K,) verbal noun تَفْدِيمٌ, (K,) He put the فِدَام upon the mouth of the ابريق. (M, K. *)
2.
فَدُمَ, (T, M, K,) verbal noun فَدَامَةٌ (T, S, M, Msb, K) and فُدُومَةٌ, (S, M, Msb, K,) He was or became, such as is termed فَدْم [q. v.]; or he was or became, heavy, sluggish, or dull; and confounded, or perplexed, and unable to see his right course. (TA.)

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